A26.7 Erysipelothrix sepsis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 2 — Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 2 — Septicemia, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Shock
• ESRD V24: HCC 2

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 870-872 in MDC 18.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 027.1 Erysipelothrix infection (approximate)
• 995.91 Sepsis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to A26.7

Back-references to A26.7

• Type 2 Excludes: A41 Other sepsis ("sepsis (due to) (in) Erysipelothrix (A26.7)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A26.7

• Erysipeloid › sepsis
• Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › Erysipelothrix (rhusiopathiae) (erysipeloid)

Nearby codes

• A26 Erysipeloid
• A26.0 Cutaneous erysipeloid
• A26.7 Erysipelothrix sepsis (this code)
• A26.8 Other forms of erysipeloid
• A26.9 Erysipeloid, unspecified